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NOTES ABOUT CLUBS AND PLAYERS.

Tho New York and Ptsburg clubs viii play at the Polo
Grounds to-day. 80 $500 S--... ,...,,.hor
The Indianapolis club offered large sum OF money lor
Tenan vesteray but local CLUB refused TO lot MIN go
Inc Hoosies will sign Pendegashof the Utica CLUB IN are"
METROPOLITAN club has released Morrison the fielder
TO the Now-Orloans club
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CONE pDpSFpVED pPFSERVPS

From 7he Jasper County (Ga) NeWs
Among the rare treats used the wedding table at
the rage OF Mr. Allen and Miss Watkins In Jackson
week. dish OF preserves that made by the
brides mother just after her marriage seventeen years
aT0
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AN OUTSIDER WINS THE HOPEFUL STAKES.

LONDON May 19-This the opening day OF the DON
caster spring meeting The Hopeful Stakes for
yearolds MI Vyners bay colt Gautoy with
the same owners bay FLY Faow Chat second and H. os
bay colt Greg third There were eleven starters
Gautby by lengths half length between second
and third. Leopold dc Rothschds bay colt Maestrae Was
the avorite with against him. Twenty to was onereI
against Gautby 90 against Falow Chat and % to
r.frf f1N.rr
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p,,1.rrya THE SHOT PAST THREE RECORDS.

PUTTING THE SHOT PAST THREE RECORDa
WISNpEG May l9-John Mcpherson, OF Winnipeg. and
Duncan McMillen OF Milwaukee put the shot yesterday
o. n,oer,n PARK for $500 a side Mcpherson beat his
nouent in three throws breaking the fourteen sixteen and
eighteen pound records latter by three feet Mo
Men has challenged Mcpherson for another match tor
~ 900 aids on May 20 with twenty SIX pound shot,
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PRESIDENTIAL posTmAsrERs APporNrE

PRESIDENTIAL PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The President has appointed
the following postmasters:
Alfred X Toand. at Ashbury Park n. j. vice z. g. Sne.
decker commission expired; Cyrus T. OsgoOd Hanmon.
ton ~ j., vice Annie Evins removed George W. Mott at
New Orleans H. Buck resIgned John n Camp
bell, at Carlisle. KY. vice w. III. FritGs, resigned
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ASSIGNMENT OF BENJAMIN F. HORN.

ST. LOUIS, May 10.-BeDjamin T. Horn. proprietor OF
the East St Louis stave Factory Missour-ave yes
terday made assignment for the benefit Of his credit
Ors In the County Court the assets are estimated at
500 6S4 ga, and the liabilities at $56,742 40.
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,ng thu hammsr Cornell record 7s inchsswinner;
Cove 81 feet 81 inches mile run Corpe rs1tss
81 seconds One hundred and twenty yards nuoe TACO
Cornell record secondsWinner, Ho W. zos soeonuS
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It's bs,tose IL sclsly for fhs legitimate hsslfng%
eiseass anlthe rshSfgf fain, andf1atm does aHS
CLAIMS 10 do fA0asas9s Of ladies can gladly ffHVt
Ithas stood the estofwen,y relieving perod''
cal pain promoting regularity Of seasons, and bsnisAns
weakness, backache and consequent nervous distress
Probably no other woman in the world receives =
many Letters Of thanks as Lydia Z. Pnkham' o
LYNN. Mass Mrs. p Of Enfield, N. H., saysI
al Will simply say that your Vegetable Compound Is
you recommend /, to be. II Aas dOss "s ws'11' =
rood" Another lady writes from Ottawa as follOw.i
have Jus, to-day bong the seventh bottle ofycur
table Compound have used two boxes Of pls and ,ey
eral packages Of your sana,ve Wash, and think ou'
rsh, 70 .elyou how much good dsrvedfron your neo
eines. THY are regular Gsdss"d. sAil he palns
and aches have almos, disappeared. my stomach nue.
stronger TOO and feel myself improved every vss1
Price e1.- selA b. al DsuasessT
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TOLEDO. May l9.-wheat steady, firm. MaV sstc bid.
81 &c asked August sStc, september s6c bid, sesc
ssedNo .Reeeipts-wheat 1900 Snsn So cn
bush Corn 900 bush Data 1000 0usa. CIoyerseed
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Earned runs-NowYork 3; indianapolis q trs oaSe Dy
errors-New. YORK 3; Indianapolis >. struck out,-SeM
York o. polls Left on bases o. hG rc
apolls 8 First bals-Goro ]. Connor ~ Itoui 10
j. Keefo ], seery J. Home runsISonn9d IJ R3chari
SON Keefe CahilI l. Twobase hlts-Gore H. Gillespie i
Double pays-Denny. GasscOck, Richardson W arg anu
Connor Wild pitches -Iealcy /. keefe J. Passed D"'s
Arundel l. Hitby pitcher-Wardl seery l. Umpne-Mr'
Quost Time-22J.
Denny declared out
In Jersey CITY club played with the oswesO nine
with this result: -
Jersey city ACKNOWLEDGEMENT y " -
Earned runsJersey city. 10; oswego J. stolen bases
Torsev CITY s.. OswcgO g. Left basas-Jersey ClyIEi
Oswego H. Base on ballsJersey city 4 Oswego . Bsse
on orrorsTersey city g. OsweRo, o. Struck 0u-JeIseJ
CITY OswegO 4. Passed bals-A Murphy, II FARMER W
VIII pitchesT omb. ]. James Two 1aseh ,i I,s
2 Farmer OBren. Three base h!ts-O Brleh = fIle ll'
$50. UmpirC-Ioover
The Rose Hi LAB Of s. Johns College deeatea tne IN
v Colioge nine OF Hartford FOrdham Dy score OIL 10
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Bo wise to-day; madness to defer" Don't neglect
your cough you your fate may be that OF the countless
thousands who have done kewso and who To- day I'LL
sumptyes graves Nightsweas splitting OF blood. weak
ungs consumption tsa II taken In time be cured by
the use OF Dr. Peroes Golden Medical Discovery" This
wonderful preparation has equal remedy for lung and
throat diseases. All druggists.
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spIRITS OLE TuRPENTINE

CHARLESTON. May 10.-Turpentine firm A. 81 40
SAVANNAH. May 10.--Turpentino nrm &c S294c
WILMINGTON. May l9.-Iurpentlne firm al 50 &c.
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married bis present wife, a young woman OF not nm
Brooklyn N. Y.
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COMMISSIONER LUDLOW MADE TO HALT. /.

COMMISSIONER LUDLOW MADE TO HALT
WASHINGTON May 10 (SDeeiab.-MaIor Ludlow, tho
arbitrary Engineer Commissioner OF the district whose
contempt for plain civilians aud disregard OF the rights
taxpayers have been conspicuous has been brought
up with round at last. Sometime ago the owner
OF certain real estate subdivded It and applied TO have
plot OF tie subdivision recorded by the city Surveyor
That officer refused 10 perform his duty, and on May
Justice Cox In the Circuit Court OF the district issued
rule directing him show why mandarin. should
not issue requiring him 10 perform his duty. The rule
was disrcgaed and yesterday Judge Cox issued an
order In which he said:
also appearing that the int ference OF tho
Engineer Commissioned OF the District OF CSumbla with
the the respondent in record g. ito record OF sub
divisions In the SuTvo Office OF the District OF Columbia
and Illegal Il IL on the 18Th day OF May,
1851 adudged that the prempioy writ OF mandam issue
prayed In said peiu0n directing the respondent william
Forsyth 10 forth with admit 10 record me realtors proposed
subdivision lots 10 and ~ and all 81 H. 10
Al4 said proposed subdivs Is described In aud
made art OF Telator's petition.
Itisvery evident that the Engineer Commissioner OF
the District whatever may DO his ability and wish TO run
the business end OF the District, cannot run the courts
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The huge drastic gripping sickonlng ps fast being
perseded by DR.. Perees Purgatiye Pelsts,"
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Frighfinl Waste.

Consumpton carries on its thousands OF victims
lives bolng wasted that might be
saved for established that consumption In It's
early stages curable Dr. Percos Golden Medical Dis.
coyerY w.l n used in time. effect permanent cure Il
has no equal for bronchitis coughs and codA
It's efficacy proved In thousands OF All dug
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ARRESTED FOR CIICE.
YOUNG DRUGGIST GOES INSANE.
HE HEARS THE GIRLS ANTE-MoRTEM STATEMENT
SAYS 1T IS FALSE AND TRIES TO JUMP

HE HEARS THE GIRLS ANTE-MoRrEM STATEMENT.
SAYS 1T Is FALSE AND TRIES TO JUMP
FROM WINDOW.
Charles Wolaneck, age thirty who had been keeping
drugstore for o year at No. 702 Second-ave, the
place where Quinn was taken after he shot,
arrested last evening on the complaint
Of Carrie Stone, young woman who
told Coroner Eidmann at Bellevue Hospital that an
operation had been performed on her BY wolaneck on
Monday She said that he gave her ohoroform and she
almost Immediately became III. She went back TO the
house OF Hugo Lesner. No. 244 East Thirty eighthst
where she living. and Tuesday sent for Woaneck
He refused her. but sent her bottle of medicine.
This she took and as sho continued to grow
worse, Mrs Lesner sent to the Thirty-ffth Street
Police station for Captain Ryan, who had the
young woman removed to Bellevue Hospital, after DR..
Mathews the police surgeon. had made An examination.
DR.. Nemmick, the house surgeon at Bellevue. yester-
day informed Captain Ryan that the patient would prob
ably de- The coroner was informed and wolsneck
arrested. Tho went TO the hos
pital to got the womans ante-mortem
statement. wolaneck was also taken to the
screen near her cot where he stood while she was max
ing her statement He became excited pounded bis
breast tore his hair and said that everything she said
After she had finished her statement wolan.ck was
taken to the side OF her cot She pointed at him with
THAT is the man who killed mew
He became violently insane and made O dash 70 jump
through the window he caught before he man
aged to effect his purpose. He was locked up In the
Thrtyffth Street Police Station.
He afterwa rd said that the woman had been running
to his store ever since Quinn was murdered
and asking him to do something for
her in her unfortunate condition. He refused to
do so and the only thing he gave her was some
drugs to relieve a pain IN her abdomen. The medicine
perfectly harmless. Yesterday he sont bottle Oh
magnesia 10 the house by clerk at her request.
and that the only other medicine he
had given her. Late last night she was suffering
from peritonitis, and was thought TO be dying.
woaneck still violent at q late hour, and II ne
does not recover he will have TO be removed TO
Bellyuo Hospital
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AyAyrEPROHrBIrrOy BARBECUE

Fort WORTH. Tex, July 81 tSpeciah.-The AnttPro-
hibition State barbecue held here yesterday was the
occasion OF bringing together the largest gathering OK
people ever seen since the Mexican War Thirty
thousand people visited the barbecue grounds during the
day. June 80 the Prohbionsts gave Dig barbecue
Yesterdays demo nstration to Offset that After all
the special trains had pulled into the depot procession
was formed headed by General s. Ross the venerable
father Of Governor Ross in a handsomely decorated
carriage drawn four horses andt proceeded through
the city to barbecue grounds. Speeches were made
from two platforms by Congressman Rogers @ Mns ana
Seth shepard Of Dallas. The prohibition Issue 10 sno
frat question on which the people OF Texas have peen
fairly divided the polls aud the excement IN hoty
contested counties during the last few weeks OF tpe can
yass has been Intense Conservative men on poth sue
concede that the majority on August VIII DO small
whichever way the election goes
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and convicts, aud for On election law embodynG the
features OF the Tden law, and such other provisions
as will assure tho purity Of elections.
The names OF James Hodges. L. Victor Baughman,
Frank:Brown, Stevenson Archer and Eiihu E. jackson
wsro presented 70 the convention for the nomination
OF Governor. The ballotng began at o'clock and on
tho sixth ballot Elhu E. Jackson. OF Wicomico
County, received majority OF all the votes OF the
convention and was declared the nominee for Gov
ernor.
The convention then took a until O'Clock
p. M, when tho nominations for Controller nd At
torney General were taken up. William Pinkney
whyte named for Attorney C enersl and he nomi
natfonwas unanimous. L. Victor Baughman, Of Fred.
erick County, president of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, was nominsted for Controller. The
ticket nominated, It 10 declared, will heal all the
dissensons in the Democratic Mty.
Elihu E. jackson is . native OF Wicomco and not
yet fifty years old He reared q tsrm and In
bis early life school teacher. Later be kept Q
village store but years ago engaged In the lumber
trade in which his business grown to large proper
tons. He mighty esteemed in the Eastern Shore Sec
tion of the Stats, whore he has lived all his lfe
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VAN HEYS T RECOVERS HIS CHILD.

COMPROMISE EFFECTED IN THE BELGIUM
ELoPEMENT CASE.
EAsroS. Penn. July 81 (specian-The Van Heyst
Van Dooren case to end to-day so far as the
court here is concerned and at o'clock Joseph Van
Heyst and child the way to New York, whence
they will sail for Holland Saturday. The end came
through proposition OF Van Dooren, who desired to
speak privately with Van Heys This the court allowed
and the men conversed for long time. The result was
that the child delivered to its oyeoyed father The
mother wept bitterly at parting with her daughter She
SAYS shs will Holland but not with Van Heyst
under order Of the court has been given
custody OF the child and Is to be taken by him TO Ho
divorce The proceedings here not 20 prejudice the
rights OF either party In the courts Of Holland Tho same
court Is TO decide whether the father or mother shal
have possession OF the child. The money that was found
in Mrs Van Heysts trunk In NewYork will be retained
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TO URGE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CANALS.

GATHERING OF THE DELEGATES TO THE RocHEs-
TER CONVENTION.
ROCHESTER, July 81 (Speeidn.-The conference hero
tomorrow those desous OF seeing the Erie Canal
arged and its locks heightened with view OF retaining
the enormous grain tre Of the West will be largely
attended judging from the largo number or arrivals OF
canal men this evening The attendance from western
New-York will be unusually large. Buffalo sends l9s
delegates appointed jointly by the Mayor the Mer-
chants Exchange and the Business Mems Association
Among delegates from Buffalo Will be Mayor Becker
Congressman Weber and Farquhar, Senator MCMILLAN
George Clinton. A. G. Warren. d. N Lockwood and AS
sembyman sheehan The trains from the East brought
tonight Ex-COngressman Orlando b. Potter, Ambrose
snow and Frank s. Gardner: Congressman Burlegh, OF
whitehall John Lghton and Thomas Gale OF syraonsei
CONGRESSMAN Nuting, Of Oswego. and ex-senator ROD
ers OF Rome. The delegates who arrived this evening
are whether their conference To- morrow they
will ask the Legislature of next year to appropriate
$500 600 or 81 900 900 for the Improvement or the
canals The work OF improving the canals Is to go on
year after year. the delegates are to have their wishes
respected The only question Is whether the work shah
be spread largo number OF years or limited TO
few It Ia agreed that as the States debt Is only
81 600 OOO and taxation low that appropria-
ton least 81 100000 can be made by the Legsla
ture without the taxpayers resenting the act
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES,
MR.. WIMAN INVITED TO DETROI'


DETROIT Mich. July 27Ths various commercial orgsni
ohsnts Exchange the Czens Associa
ton House. have united In extending
Vtstion to Erastus Wman and B6njamn Buterworth OF
ohio Of Detroit the question OF
Commercial Union with Canada
BOSWELL INSURANCE CASE CONTINUED.
CARLISLE PENN July 81 (Specfd Tho case OF the Com
mouweath against Professor W. L. Boswell ana W. y Bos
well Phadephs insurance agents who were arrested
some months ago charged with doing insurance business IN
yomber IL thought that settlement will more than
likely be made among the parties concerned
INJURED BY A RAILWAY TRAIN
Twelve while endeavoring to cross the railway r.ek IN
buggy this morning. were struck BY train Both wero
hro over hold and 30 badly injured that taey
not expected to live.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER TWELVE YEARS AGO.
PoRTLASD Oregon July PA dispatch from Baker city
20 1hs Orsocnfa says sheriH smith yesterday arrested
Andrew Hamilton alias Dick Harcrator for murder com.
ntted In County ILL., IN 1878 Tho arrest was made on
. reQuisition from Governor ogesby."
KILLING HIS LANDLADY AND HIMSELF
CHICAGO July PA dispatch 10 The Erenfng Journat from
Grand Rapids Mioh says; "Chares Wcinsr 9 PATERSON,
n J. dispute with Mrs Susan Bonfay. his landady
unpaid board bill He drew revolver ana nreo ho
passing through Mrs Bonfs!ys BRAIN killing her H.
stanty. Thop hc shot hirasoif dead
SHOT DEAD BY HIS SON.
CINCINNATI. july 21Jossph feave farmer nvlng oIfn.
pss from FALMOUTH Ky vss dsllbera,eiy murdsrsd MS
upon which his vnG 10 his share Of the crop o.
Wheat for canse ordered him NOT 70 avs
the barn The old kept en- whereuven as son Aso
him.
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FANS IN DEMAND AT THE STATE CAMP.

STATE CANP, July a7.-Tbe men were kept close to
their company streets last night after sunset colonel
Koopper was post commander and instructed the mento
keep In camp The men were given plenty OF work In
the battalion drill which lasted for two hours In the
broilng sun Every stood TO his post number
OF passes were this afternoon and the men all
aocked to Peekskil. large numoer OF the 71st Reg
mept cleaned q Peekskill merchant out They bought
M the Japanese parasos and palm fans he had In In his
and then made parade through the streets
with the parasos raised, tanning themselves Eacn man
had oear in his month crowd OF street urchns fol-
lowed the At p. m. the thermometer registered
foot and In carriages at camp toward the evening.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

NEWSPAPERS AND PAPER RAGS CONSUMED.
nre OF unknown origin broke out In the top hoor OF
the tvestory building No. 90 Goldst last evening The
building was occupied by George F. Hills Co.. dealers
in old newspapers paper etc Tho top hoor which
was stocked with newspapers, was almost instantly en-
veoped In ames which spread rapidly In every direc
tion, and when Engine Company No. IL arrived the
by firm resistance OF the large doors on
lower floor. and Engines No and No 32 were soon
at the SPOT In short time the flames under con-
troll and in an hour the fire out The DAMAGE to the
stock was placed at aud TO the building $500 It
was stated that tho building and stock were partially
insured.
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LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

LEXINGTON. KY. July 27-A fire at Georgetown this
morning destroyed buildings In the principal busi
ness block OF the town. including the office OF Ihe Jes
Total loss estimated at 100000.
MIYNEAPoLIs July 27-The seven-sory brick building
at Washington and Second South occupied by the
Boston One Price Clothing House and l. Frankins house
furnishing bazaar, burned last evening. Loss
e., & 600 and insurance OF $4,000. The adjoining
buildings damaged by water and falling walls 10 tnc
extent of 500 oOO Robert York fireman was seriously
injured by tho fall OF large piece OF plate glass
PEORIA July 27.-Early this morning the hat factory
Of c. F. Clark was damaged by fire. Loss on stock,
81, 900; insurance. $1,000; building, owned by
Wheeler & Tate, ST. 900.
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ARRESTED FOR KrssIyG AND BEING SEEM

ChICAGo. July 27 tSpeciall.-Justi;e Lyon TINS
morning was called upon 10 decide II kissing where 1t
could be seen by people the street. constituted
disorierly conduct Miss Oleson keeps fashionable
boarding house at No. LOO Mchigan-ave., and
among other boarders Is Miss Henson, who seems to
have had d lover. August T.. Cans who stood IN the
Armory Police Court on charge OF disorderly con
duct George Ross who lives the street from
the boarding house, said that he had the prisoner
kiss her, or bite her. he couldn't tel which. The
young lade living there thought the prisoner acted
very dIsorderly." g,
"Do YOU consider il disorderly conduct to be kissed
by young man before d wndow p asked the court
OF the tallest witness.
9Of course I do" she replied. Az this the rest
titt.red and blushed profusely. Justice Lyon med-
tated a moment and then he said
"Well. think there is moro jealousy here than
disorderly conduct I'll discharge tint prisoner
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. FRIEND OF THE PRESIDENT IN A LAND
SCHEME.

G,pDry CITY Kan, July 27.-A combination OF land
neculatos recently bought amounts Of land
near Dodge CITY, Kan and is said have presented to
President Cleveland immense petitions purportng to
be signed by settlers asking that the land offices OF tho
district be removed that place. expecting thereby to
get up boom that will help them unload ct big profit
II reports true they have twice as many names ON
,n m there are legal voters 10 tho entire dis
tric IL caimed that personal friend OF tho fres-
dent is engineering the scheme presumng upon MS Esr.
sonal and influence to pull t through Tne
change II made would put the land ONCE at ono aide OF
the district where the land Is all proved up would cause
them In the aggregate Thousands OF oosss Ok
needless expenses
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JNDJANA FJPCTTOy FRAUD CASFS

ISDANAPoLIs July u tSpedan. The ATTORNEYS
employed In the election conspiracy spoke eight
hours to-day. and The argument was lot concluded.
Distrct-Attorney Sellers opened for the prosecution
his speech occupied four hours. He reviewed the
conspiracy from beginning to end and made moro
vigorous argU ment than has generally been expecte
from him. Henry y. spaan. one OF the defend ants,
pleaded his defence made the most Impressive
speech of the day. Cor gressman Bynum spoke for
two hours and will resume to morrow. The argument
will be closed by Judge solomon Csypool. promi-
nent democratic lawyer, for the prosecution. A
verdict Is expected Friday night Saturday morn
ip,
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pEArn on AY EooENrR1o MAN or KEALrH

DEATH OF AN EUCENTRIU MAN Of WEdLIH.
CHICAGO July 27-A dispatch to The Times from Ben
ham, Texas, says, "Tom Bean, the wealthes, ono Of
the Oldest and altogether tina of the resi-
dents OF this county died here. surrounded by negroes
with whom he had lived formany years Mr.. Bean eame
here in 1910 or 1912 surveyor, and, while lands
cheap aud surveyors scarce he surveyed shares
thereby securing thousands OF of the valuable
land In Fannln County and North Texas He lived In
poverty and secuson being old bachelor aud never
sold foot OF land except for the of Ills
net estate 10 estimated at 81 900 000 lie claimed 10
have no relatives lie Ia supposed TO have been about
seventy years old. n will s found 10 Is believed that
his property will all be left TO negroes"
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CHICAGO, July PA fire starting in Armours new
stock yards this evening caused asoss
of nearly 1900 900 Offset which there Is an insurance
Of SI95,OOO. Tho basement contained about 10000
hides On the first floor between 1000 aud 1000
dressed cattle and over 900 undressed. while the
second floor were 500 dressed sheep. and about 1CO
hogs The building almost destroyed. Mr. Armour
believes that the salvage will be large enough, especially
on hides to enable him TO get out about even The IN
suranee was ali on the stock except $4,000 and
distributed among a large number Of companies.